Early look at 2009 draft

[Baddy Chuck]

If you guys don't get Rubio or Griffin what would you think of a trade involving your two firsts (or possibly your first and second) for Bogut?

[big L]

If you guys don't get Rubio or Griffin what would you think of a trade involving your two firsts (or possibly your first and second) for Bogut?

Look, Bogut is a quality player and all, but our two first rounders is a bit too much for him. I would trade several of our second level players and our late first for him, but you'll obviously think that's lowballing.

And what's the injury report on Bogut these days? I'm sincerely curious and wish him the best.

[wizkid27]

There is a rumor that John Wall the high school stud could have found a crack in the system. And might be able to get into this years draft. He is really really good think of a longer D Rose. If he and Ricky Rubio can find there way into this draft and we are sitting at 2 or 3 we have to take one of them and just shift westbrook over to SG.

PG Wall/Rubio either or would be great
SG Westbrook/Thabo
SF KD/ who ever we draft with our 2nd 1st rd
PF Green/DJ and Dj looks like he will give us really good depth and size
C Kristic/ we need to sign a FA center

That lineup makes me very happy i wouldnt trade it for any line out side of LA and im not talking the clippers....LOL

The latest statement from Wall is that he promised his parents he'd go to college and intends to follow through on that promise:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... f=si_ncaab

In other news, Greg Monroe is going back to Georgetown. I know some of you had him WAY up the draft board, so that's one more guy that won't be around to choose from.

[Big_Mac79]

The latest statement from Wall is that he promised his parents he'd go to college and intends to follow through on that promise

Well correct me if I am wrong but can you not go to college say later on in life?
So technically he could still keep his promise

[wizkid27]

Although I agree with you, here's an excerpt that pretty well squelches that:

"I already promised my mom and my dad, before he died" -- he passed away from cancer when Wall was 9 -- "that I was going to college, so I'm not even thinking about the NBA this year," he told SI.com.

[Big_Mac79]

Last time the fourth worst team won the lotto was 1994 with the Bucks
But they had 163 chances
We only have 119

[the_hype25]

Has there been anything new on rubio.

[wizkid27]

I haven't heard anything at all about Rubio... I'm kind of thinking he's out, just my opinion though.

At the 4th spot, here are the approximate chances that we land each of the picks for all of you numbers guys:
1st: 12%
2nd: 13%
3rd: 13%
4th: 10%
5th: 35%
6th: 16%
7th: 1%

So basically we've got a coin-flip shot of ending up in the top 4, which is about where I would want to be after looking the current list of prospects. Top 2 is the ultimate goal to me... if we walk away with Thabeet or Griffin, I would be very happy

[wizkid27]

Well... sounds like Rubio is in. Even if we don't end up with him (just fine with me), this makes the picks in the 4-6 range look a lot better!

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... ter_draft/

[dre_1614]

What do you guys think about Gerald Henderson?

6'5" SG very good defender, solid mid range game, undeveloped slashing game that can improve, very good basketball IQ, solid rebounder, very good passer, hard worker.

He is a guy not many have talked about but a game similar to Grant Hill. IMO i think he would look real nice next to Westbrook, and Durant. Presti has shown that he isn't afraid to pick his guy even if its a reach(Westbrook last year).

[mapko81]

^ How is his game similar to Grant Hill?
The only connection I see is Duke.

[sonic-ben]

Grant Hill third pick in draft .... 6-8 sf

Henderson .... . 6-5 sg

I see the simularities... DUKE

[sergio_5_]

You shoud to take Ricky Rubio in the Draft
And in the other 1st round pick, Victor Claver. He will be a very good player.

[It_Was_Typed]

Gerald Henderson = Mickael Pietrus

[mcmokken]

1. Griffin
2. Rubio
3. Harden
4. Thabeet
5. DeRozan

Hard to go wrong if we make the top 5. I'm glad Rubio is in.

[wiff]

With the 25th spot in the draft I would take a hard look at Patty Mills from St Mary's.

That kid has some serious range and could really stretch the floor for Durant and Green.

Plus since he is a PG he can ease some of the ball handling responsibilities for Westbrook.

Looks like the Thunder simply have two first round picks and ZERO second round picks this up coming draft. According to www.nbadraft.net anyway.

I watched him play a few times this past year and the kid is great.

He was on pace to light the Zags up for 50pts before he broke his finger in Spokane. I think he was 8-9 from downtown with a couple minutes left in the first half. It was ridiculous.

[Big_Mac79]

I'm with you here wiff
Besides putting up some good stats against the zags I saw him torch the cougs
He is lightning fast and has some experience against top notch competition

[wizkid27]

Anybody see any situation in which we would end up with Hill? It seems like he's a pretty talented consensus top 5 pick. However, he is purely a power forward. I don't see much ability to play at the 5 with him. That combined with the fact that he's not the home-run pick that Griffin is seen as (and therefore you can't think about moving Green to bring him in), I just don't see us ending up with him.

Just trying to think of a anything where we'd end up with him on our team and I don't see it. The only possibility I see is that we have the worst possible lottery, end up picking at 6 or 7 and he falls to us AND nobody wants to trade into that spot and get him.

[slick_watts]

unless green can be packaged for a huge upgrade elsewhere i can't see them drafting any PF in this draft. griffin is probably the only guy you can justify a trade of jeff green, hill reminds me too much of wilcox.

[UCF]

Heard you guys will be working out Jermaine Taylor of UCF soon... If you guys select him you won't be sorry. He's an amazing athlete and an even better person from everything I've seen in his four years at UCF.